Bolero jacket
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Textile
Place of origin
Europe
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1349254
Summary
Bolero jacket from Greece/Balkans/Yugoslavia made from red velvet with cream silk satin facings and sleeve linings. It is trimmed with gold coiled fringe around all the lower edges, gold Russian braid on the bodice and sleeves in a curvilinear design. The sleeve linings have gold sequins overall. There is plaited gold thread around the sleeve openings and neckline. Bourgeoise. (female)
Provenance
Given to National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade